In the episode "Look at the Flowers", within the city, after discovering a tableau of walkers arranged in humorous situations, Ezekiel, Eugene, and Yumiko encounter a young woman excited to see them.
At one point, they walk through a live minefield where they find the remains of their horses; Eugene later realizes they could have taken a much quicker route.
After suffering a bicycle crash earlier, Eugene initially believes he has missed his meeting with Stephanie, but declares they will continue to go looking for her after being inspired by Ezekiel.
As she struggles against her captors, Princess watches as Yumiko is hit hard on the head by a soldier with a rifle; the group is separated from each other and imprisoned in boxcars.
To keep the concussed Yumiko awake, Princess tells her about her unhappy childhood being abused by her stepfather and stepbrother, while her mother did nothing to protect her.
In the season premiere "Acheron: Part I", Princess, Eugene, Ezekiel, Yumiko, are transported into a compound guarded by paramilitary troopers.
In the episode "Out of the Ashes", at the Commonwealth, Eugene, Ezekiel, Princess, and Yumiko watch an introductory video on VHS and are given their job assignments and housing information.
In the episode "Promises Broken", Princess, Eugene, and Ezekiel clear walkers out of abandoned buildings with Stephanie as punishment for using the radio without authorization.
Undeterred, Eugene asks Princess to help him follow Roman Calhoun, who he is convinced has kidnapped Stephanie, and they find his cache of weapons.
In the episode "Variant", Princess confronts Mercer, demanding to know how he can help Milton frame an innocent man and saying that the Commonwealth means nothing if such a travesty of justice can happen within it.
In the episode "Faith", Princess joins Ezekiel and several other prisoners in preventing the jail's warden from executing Negan and then leading a rebellion and escaping.
In the episode "Family", she radios Mercer, who gives her directions to a secret access tunnel that leads to the center of the Commonwealth.
In the series finale, "Rest in Peace", Princess joins the others in saving the Commonwealth from a herd of zombies and overthrowing Milton.
Paola Lázaro was cast as Juanita "Princess" Sanchez, a quirky and flamboyant survivor who has suffered various traumas in her past.
"[7] Writing for We Live Entertainment, Aaron Neuwirth also commended Lázaro's performance and wrote: "Paola Lazaro does well in bringing the Princess character to life.
"[8] Matt Fowler of IGN applauded Lázaro's performance, writing: "Princess shined in her introduction, giving the world of the show a sunnier (yet still damaged) character to showcase".